Should You Go with an Indie Publisher?
Publishers can broadly be divided into two categories: traditional publishers (i.e. the Big Five publishing houses in New York) and indie publishers. Indie publishing is …
Publishers can broadly be divided into two categories: traditional publishers (i.e. the Big Five publishing houses in New York) and indie publishers. Indie publishing is …
An MFA, or Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, is the terminal degree in writing that can be taken under Fiction, Creative Nonfiction (CNF), …
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I am so thrilled that my first piece for the Aspiring Author interview series is with author Morgan Talty, whose forthcoming collection NIGHT OF THE …
What is a book blurb? A book blurb is two things: A paragraph or two on the back cover or the inside jacket of a …
A query letter hook is the way that you capture a literary agent’s attention right at the start of your query letter. It’s the most …
This is a special one. Not only is author H.C. Helfand a great case study in mixing up genre, audience, and exploring multiple paths to …
Publishing Houses in New York The “Big Five” publishing houses in New York, or the “Sister Six” as they used to be known until Penguin …
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Rather than listing out current calls for submissions – of which there are thousands, yes thousands! – I figured it would be really useful to …
My writer imposter syndrome story When my nephew was old enough to help pick out Christmas gifts, he chose for me a blue writer’s journal. …
When querying literary agents, you need a killer query letter, manuscript or book proposal, and a strong stomach. But how many literary agents should you …